Region 6 – East Berbice- Corentyne

The East Berbice-Corentyne Region is the only one to include parts of all the four natural [geographic] regions: coastal plain, intermediate savannah, hilly and sandy clay area and forested highland. It is also the only Region with three towns: New Amsterdam, Rose Hall and Corriverton. The population of the Region is 142,839.

This Region, an important rice-producing, cattle-rearing and sugarcane-producing area, is very difficult to drain and irrigate. Because of this, the Torani Canal was dug to join the Berbice River and the Canje Creek. Water flows between the two and provides adequate water for irrigating the land between them.
The area of Black Bush Polder, which used to be a large swamp, was established as a land development scheme. The Government of Guyana gave people land for houses and for farming rice and their own kitchen farms.

Herds of cattle are reared for beef and dairy on the Intermediate Savannahs. Many of the other resources of the Region are not fully exploited. Logging is only conducted on a small scale, although the seasonal forests of this Region can yield a variety of timber.

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Several regions’ budgets were today approved by the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly. With the approved sum of $6.1B, Region Six, East Berbice Corentyne, will benefit from improved infrastructure in the areas of roads, bridges, agriculture, health care delivery and educational facilities. The allocated sum will be spent on: Regional Administration and Finance – …

GINA, GUYANA, Tuesday, November 22, 2016 The Mayor and Town Council of Corriverton, Berbice wants to update the laws governing the municipality, and is seeking Central Government’s support. “We inherited a set of problems that only legislative reform can fix,” were the sentiments expressed by Corriverton’s mayor, Ganesh Gangadin in a recent interview with the …

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) of the Ministry of Communities continues the distribution of its home improvement subsidy to eligible persons across the country. On Wednesday, 50 Berbice residents received their subsidy. Region Six is recorded as one of the regions with the highest number of persons qualifying for the home improvement subsidy. …

Recently appointed Regional Executive Officer (REO) of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) No. Six, Kim Williams-Stephens has disclosed that the council is working assiduously to iron out many pressing issues that had stymied development in the region. Williams-Stephen explained that a number of changes have been implemented to address concerns relating to questionable contracts, staffing, …

Newly-appointed, Regional Executive Officer (REO) of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) No. 6, Kim Williams-Stephen says she intends to bring a high level of efficiency, knowledge and competence to the post while promising that greater emphasis will be placed on results-oriented service. Williams-Stephen has 30 years of experience in the public service, 28 of which …

The community of Eliza and Mary, Region Six will be handed over shortly to the Corriverton Town Council. This was confirmed on Thursday by Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Keith Scott, during a visit to the small community, which is home to over 600 persons. Scott was at the time inspecting projects being …